Overview
Probation Officer – Working in the Sentence Management Team, supervising medium/high risk cases.
Location: Blackburn
Hours: 37 hours per week
Pay rate: £28.63 Ltd per hour (Umbrella pay rate) equivalent to £21.75 per hour PAYE
Responsibilities
* Work with people on probation to analyse and address their behaviour
* Assess offender needs
* Prepare and deliver reports (Court, Parole, etc.)
* Assess and manage the risk of serious harm posed by individuals
* Accurate case recording
* Deliver and lead accredited programmes in adherence to the Programme Manual
* Able to facilitate learning events, provide guidance, support, feedback and mentoring to operational staff across the Probation Service through a programme of learning events
* Accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level as necessary
Essential Requirements
* Possession of a Probation Qualification Framework Graduate Diploma/ Honours Degree in Community Justice integrated with Level 5 Diploma in Probation Practice, or a recognised qualification by the Secretary of State for Justice as per Section 10 of the Offender Management Act 2007
* Evidence of working for a recognised provider of probation services in the last 5 years
* Experience and knowledge of evidence-based practice and risk/needs assessment tools, including OASys, SARA and RSR, for risk assessment and management, including the ability to use/learn quickly
* Experience of writing detailed reports to strict deadlines and quality standards, including Court reports including completion of the RSR tool, and parole reports
* Experience of using and maintaining Probation Service computer-based systems to produce, update and maintain records and other documentation within agreed timescales – NDelius and OASys
* Working knowledge of Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements
How to Apply
Interested applicants can email an up-to-date CV to the provided address or contact Andy by phone.
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